Hours: 8:30AM-5PM EST
P: 843-563-0160
F: 843-563-0178
Visa/MC accepted.
Jurisdiction: Felony, Misdemeanor, Civil Actions over $7,500, Small Claims
Restricted Records: No adoption, juvenile, sealed or expunged records released
Hours: 8:30AM-5PM EST
P: 843-832-0370
F: 843-832-0371
Jurisdiction: Misdemeanor, Civil Actions under $7,500, Eviction, Small Claims
Access court records free at www.dorchestercounty.net/scjdweb/publicindex/. Online records may be missing cases or sentence details.
Hours: 8:30AM-5PM EST
P: 843-563-0130
F: 843-563-0123
Jurisdiction: Misdemeanor, Civil Actions under $7,500, Eviction, Small Claims
Access court records free at www.dorchestercounty.net/scjdweb/publicindex/. Online records may be missing cases or sentence details.
Hours: 8:30AM-5PM EST
P: 843-832-0136
F: 843-832-0222
Jurisdiction: Probate
Contact the Dorchester County Recorder Office if you would like to find vital records, such as birth, death, marriage, divorce, and real estate records.
Phone: 843-563-0181
Fax: 843-563-0182
Real Estate, Deed
If you would like to obtain a hard copy of a birth, death, marriage, divorce, or other vital record, you can do so by searching for and requesting a vital certificate. Vital certificates are official hard copy documents, the same as those used by the United States government.
Get a vital certificate.
Total Land Area (2000): 574.73 sq mi
Population (2009): 130,417
- Females: 51.0%
- White: 70.2%
- Black/African American: 25.9%
- Asian: 1.5%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino Origin: 3.6%
- White, Not Hispanic: 67.0%
Population Change (2000-2009): 34,090
Foreign-Born Population (2000): 2.8%
Language other than English spoken at home (2000): 5.0%
Persons Below Poverty Level (2008): 10.1%
High School Graduates (2000): 82.2%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (2000): 21.4%
Persons per Household (2000): 2.72
Housing Units (2000): 37,237
Homeownership Rate (2000): 75.0%
Migration Flow to Dorchester County, SC from (2007-2008):
Total Earnings by Industry, in thou. dol. (2007):
- Total: $1,354,837
- Construction: $132,086
- Retail Trade: $132,019
- Professional and Technical Services: $0
- Healthcare: $85,511
- Banking: $34,234
- Retail Trade: $132,019
- Accommodations and Food Services: $49,484
- Manufacturing: $325,621
- Farms: $13,046
- Government: $253,185
Employed (2000): 44,081
Unemployed (2000): 2,225
Unemployment Rate (2009): 10.2%
Annual Payroll per Employee (2007): $29,092
Local Government Employment (2007): 4,275
Local Government Revenue (2007): $194,346 (thou. dol.)
Local Government Debt (2007): $103,167 (thou. dol.)
Births (2007): 1,920
- Per 1,000 population: 15.5
Deaths (2007): 771
- Per 1,000 population: 6.2
Infant Deaths (2007): 7
- Per 1,000 population: 3.6
Violent Crimes (2008): 694
- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 6
- Forcible rape: 25
- Robbery: 193
- Aggravated Assault: 470
Property Crimes (2008): 4,337
- Burglary: 993
- Larceny-Theft: 2,915
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 429
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